Meet our Leadership Team
As CEO of ProcureAbility, Conrad leads the firm’s vision and growth through a focus on client success and the continuous innovation of procurement and supply chain services. Conrad brings a broad perspective shaped by more than three decades of advising executives on procurement optimization and supply chain transformation.
He is deeply committed to helping global organizations evolve procurement from a transactional function into a strategic driver of value for the enterprise. His work centers on guiding organizations through complex change—strengthening supplier ecosystems, redefining operating models, and modernizing capabilities to help evolve procurement toward modern models that deliver intelligence, agility, measurable value, and sustainable competitive advantage. Throughout his career, Conrad has partnered with Fortune 1000 organizations across a wide array of industries including energy, utilities, technology, financial services, hospitality, and healthcare.
Within ProcureAbility, Conrad champions an internal focus on talent development in a culture of empowerment. He serves on the Boards of Directors for the Utility Supply Management Alliance (USMA) and the Utility Purchasing Management Group (UPMG). He is frequently consulted by executive teams and industry organizations for his perspectives on the future of procurement, leadership, and trends, and is a recognized thought leader who is regularly interviewed and quoted by leading industry media.
Darshan has extensive global operations and delivery experience in the managed services and advisory fields. He has deep expertise in building global programs focused on procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, and supply chain/procurement transformation.
Prior to joining ProcureAbility, Darshan spent most of his career building large-scale, global delivery operations. He spent a decade in a series of global leadership positions in IBM’s Integrated Supply Chain organization and then joined Denali Sourcing Services as operations leader and was instrumental in establishing and growing the company’s global delivery capability. After Denali’s acquisition integration with WNS, Darshan transitioned to tech start-ups, OpenGov and Icertis, where he built their global professional services and customer success organizations. Darshan has worked with global clients in high-tech, financial services, manufacturing, retail, utilities, and healthcare/pharma.
Darshan holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, a graduate degree in supply chain from Penn State, and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. He loves international travel, movies, and everything food, and divides his time between Seattle and Palm Springs.
Joe has more than 17 years of advisory and consulting experience centered on strategic procurement and large-scale transformations. He has deep experience in launching and executing programs focused on strategic sourcing, supply chain, procurement strategy, organizational design, and transformations.
Earlier in his career, Joe was an Air Force pilot before joining A.T. Kearney in their consumer practice. He has consulted with numerous Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries, including utilities, CPGs, grocery, retail, telecom, apparel, food and beverage, and government.
Joe holds a B.S. degree in Physics from the United States Air Force Academy and an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. He enjoys boating, hiking, and spending time in the outdoors.
Lauren has more than 20 years of procurement experience across sales, account management, client, and people operations within both managed services and consulting. With her results-oriented mindset, strategy-focused leadership and people management, she has most recently built and scaled consistent delivery methodologies and strong people cultures at various US and Global delivery centers. Lauren is passionate about people and process and has implemented numerous successful programs focused on employee engagement, development, and retention ensuring organizations effectively and efficiently reach their goals.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and was named a Pros-to-Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Lauren is an avid reader and lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband Patrick and their four children, Dillon, Quinn, Regan, and Sheridan, for whom she prides herself in cheering the loudest at all school activities.
As Managing Director–India at ProcureAbility, Satyen manages a dual portfolio of leading our India and Asia growth along with managing Global Solutions and Digital Transformation functions.
He has over 29 years of diverse experience across supply chain and strategic procurement in both business services/consulting and in the manufacturing Industry. Throughout his career, he has managed roles across sales, business development, Six Sigma, and new product development.
Spending the first 12 years of his career in the core manufacturing industry gave Satyen an opportunity to work with supply chains of leading clientele across automotive, rail, and heavy industries. Prior to joining ProcureAbility, he spent 17 years managing Global Transformation roles focused on procurement and supply chain. He has hands-on experience in building innovative digital and services solutions across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific in industries such as manufacturing, consumer products, hi-tech, banking and financial services, and insurance.
Satyen holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA in general management. He is also a certified Six-Sigma practitioner. In his free time, he likes to read, solve puzzles, and learn new skills. He is also an avid follower of soccer and loves watching the various European premier leagues, particularly the EPL.
Carlos has nearly 20 years of international experience in consulting, business process management (BPM), procurement, and supply chain. He has expertise in procurement organization transformation, category management, strategic sourcing, procurement operations, and delivery teams’ development.
Carlos has worked in high-tech manufacturing, CPG, hospitality, retail, telecommunications, automotive, utilities, and social-media industries. He started his career at UM Motorcycles building their Global Procurement and Supply Chain Finance capabilities. Later he founded CPG, a boutique consulting firm based in Shanghai, specializing in strategic sourcing out of Asia. After returning to the US, Carlos joined Denali Sourcing Services where he spent 8 years delivering global procurement services to Fortune 1000 organizations and was a member of the integration team after the WNS acquisition. Before joining ProcureAbility he led Unify Consulting’s Delivery Centers’ expansion.
Carlos has lived on five continents allowing him to adapt and learn from diverse cultures and ways of doing things. He is bilingual in Spanish and English and continues to hone his Mandarin skills. Carlos holds a B.A. in International Economics and an M.S. in Finance from Florida International University.
Carlos, wife, and two daughters live in the Seattle area. They enjoy the outdoors, traveling to new places, and discovering new local flavours.
Kathleen Pomento has over 20 years of experience marketing to a wide array of industry sectors including procurement, supply chain, asset management, banking and capital markets, consumer goods, real estate, and insurance.
Prior to joining ProcureAbility, Kathleen served as Deloitte’s US Investment Management Marketing Leader, and previously led Marketing for Pershing’s Broker-Dealer, Prime Brokerage, and Trading Services practices. She also has experience as a dispute analysis and investigation consultant and business interruption negotiator.
Kathleen holds a B.S. in Accounting from Penn State and a dual M.B.A. in Marketing and Communications and Media Management from Fordham University. She was recognized by Acquisitional International as the “Most Influential Procurement CMO” in 2024 and 2025, named Corporate Live Wire’s “Procurement CMO of the Year” in both 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, and honored by Consulting Magazine’s Women Leaders in Consulting in the award category of “Mentor of the Year” in 2022. Kathleen enjoys snowboarding, Pilates, traveling, and lives in Maryland with her husband and their two children.
With more than 15 years of experience collaborating with her clients and project teams, Kristen brings a breadth of experience and know-how to clients and procurement organizations. Throughout her career, she has supported various industries including utilities, government contractors, pharmaceuticals, and gaming.
Kristen started her career with Accenture’s Supply Chain Strategy practice, then led an energy company’s IT Supply Chain department before returning to procurement consulting with ProcureAbility. Kristen’s advisory expertise and real-world experience allow her to identify opportunities that deliver sustainable transformations and bottom-line savings to her clients.
Kristen holds a B.S. degree in Business Logistics from Penn State University. She was recognized by Consulting Magazine’s Women Leaders in Consulting Awards in the category of Excellence in Leadership and 2024’s ‘Procurement Mover’ distinction by Procurement Magazine. Kristen and her family live in Maryland, but you can find them in Bethany Beach, Delaware throughout the summer and any other free weekend playing golf, spending time at the beach and on the water, and enjoying good meals with family and friends.
Jake is an accomplished procurement and operations leader with more than 15 years of strategic consulting experience.
His areas of focus include strategic sourcing, category management, supplier negotiations, organization design, pre/post-merger integration, executive stakeholder engagement and end-to-end procurement transformations. Jake applies analytic and data-driven methods to help clients assess opportunities and to realize benefits. Prior to ProcureAbility, Jake worked in A.T. Kearney’s Procurement Practice with clients across numerous industries including industrial manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, technology, financial services and government. He’s still looking for a client in Antarctica to check off all the continents.
Jake holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Marketing from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Josh Elion’s career began at a small music technology startup, a work environment that fostered his entrepreneurial approach to problem solving. Josh moved on to aerospace manufacturing, where he gained exposure to a variety of product types from raw materials to OEM assemblies.
He has practical experience leading cross-functional teams to resolve supply disruptions, lower costs, negotiate contracts, and streamline processes at both the business unit and group levels. Josh has had the opportunity to develop and implement organizational design changes in both tactical and strategic procurement organizations. His category experience is primarily in direct procurement, with an emphasis on mechanical commodities.
Josh holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic media management from California State University Northridge and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
Since joining ProcureAbility in 2014, Seraj’s mission has been to create an environment that cultivates passion in those around him. By listening, supporting, and empowering others, his teams maintain a reputation of dependable execution, innovation, and excellence in everything they do.
Within procurement, Seraj possesses over 10 years of experience in sourcing execution and category management, including the development of category-specific tools, policies, and change management accelerators for Fortune 1000 organizations. He is a subject matter expert in the design of service delivery programs that emphasize customer-centricity and value realization through the source-to-contract lifecycle. His role is to anchor strategic accounts and counsel his clients and project teams with an on-demand perspective on projects, opportunities, and best practices.
Seraj’s cross-industry experience is rooted in regulated environments, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, energy, and utilities.
Seraj began his career as a Supply Chain Management Analyst at Cleveland Clinic and holds a B.S. degree in business from The Ohio State University. In his free time, you can catch Seraj traveling, indulging in spicy foods, and tackling his next DIY project.
Rhiana has extensive experience leading and supporting complex projects across the utility and telecommunications industries, focusing on strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, contract management, robust procurement and spend analytics, process design and optimization, project management, and procurement transformation.
Rhiana joined ProcureAbility in 2019, where she has since been able to apply her passion for sourcing in delivering valuable sourcing expertise, building strategic relationships, and leading critical sourcing efforts ranging from million-dollar to multi-billion-dollar projects.
Rhiana has a B.S. in Business Administration from Colorado State University and was recognized as a 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Star by Thomas and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) in 2017. She lives in Castle Rock, Colorado and enjoys staying active with the gym, hiking, and golfing; travelling; and trying out new recipes to cook.
David Gonzalez is head of business development for ProcureAbility. A practitioner for the last 20 years, David has extensive procurement and sourcing experience and a proven track record in partnering with and leading large-scale engagements with Global 1000 clients.
Prior to joining ProcureAbility, David was senior vice president, sales, for WNS Denali and was responsible for selling procurement managed services, advisory services, and digital solutions in North America. David also held various leadership roles within WNS Denali’s delivery organization leading global client engagements.
David holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Washington State University and an MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. In his personal life, David is an avid runner, is passionate about all things sports related, and is an assistant coach on his son’s club baseball team.
Vaibhav is a strategic procurement leader with over 15 years of consulting experience helping global organizations transform procurement functions and drive enterprise value. He has partnered with companies across consumer products, technology, utilities, and energy sectors, delivering sustainable business impact through modernized procurement and optimized supply chains.
Vaibhav’s areas of expertise include procurement transformation, operating model design, strategic sourcing, category management, cost optimization, and digital enablement. Before joining ProcureAbility, Vaibhav held supply chain consulting leadership roles with Deloitte and KPMG, leading initiatives that enhanced efficiency and effectiveness while creating measurable value for Fortune 500 clients.
Based in the Houston area, Vaibhav holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and earned his MBA from the University of Notre Dame. During his free time, he enjoys outdoor activities, traveling, and exploring global cuisines.
Matt Kruse has two decades of experience in procurement across both the corporate and consulting sectors. He has led and supported multiple engagements for Fortune 1000 companies as well as having supported efforts led by private equity investment. Matt constructs processes and strategic implementations of systems that work in hectic, ever-changing environments to drive strategic vision that effectively addresses business challenges.
Matt has supported multiple industries throughout his career, including retail, manufacturing, hospitality, consumer packaged goods, and healthcare. By combining his corporate experience and consulting expertise, he can translate strategies into actionable plans and drive measurable improvement to the bottom line.
Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Texas Tech University and an MBA from Regis University in Denver, Colorado, as well as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification. He lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex with his wife and son.
Danielle brings over 10 years of consulting experience in helping clients understand the benefits of having a mature procurement organization through transformation. She drives to identify areas of improvement and efficiencies across processes, developing change management strategies, and conducting due diligence and assessments.
Prior to ProcureAbility, Danielle worked at Accenture and Deloitte focused on procurement transformation and onboarding managed services clients. She has consulted with numerous Fortune 500 companies across a variety of industries including utilities, CPGs, retail, telecom, food and beverage, and government.
Danielle holds a B.S. degree in Business and Information Systems from Washington College. She lives in DeLand, FL and stays active with field hockey, golf, and being outdoors with her husband and dogs.
Tapan Pandya is a corporate process and procurement leader with a demonstrated history of managing programs, clients, and delivery to drive cost reduction. He has held various roles at Fortune 500 companies, focused on repeatable processes, continuous improvement, and program management.
Prior to joining ProcureAbility, Tapan spent most of his time leading client management programs in consulting and setting up procurement teams in the industry. He has driven cost reduction programs across multiple spend categories within the “verticals” of raw materials/direct spend; MROs; construction and facilities; business services; and logistics. Work streams have included spend data analytics, strategic sourcing projects, tail spend management, market intelligence, e-catalog management, organizational structure design, categorizing spend from first principles, procure-to-pay process implementation, and setting up procurement policies.
Tapan worked for SWM International (now part of Mativ) for five years building a centralized procurement team for indirect spend across North America and Europe. He worked for Denali (now WNS) for six years, where he held various roles. At Evergreen Packaging (now part of Pactiv Evergreen), he was head of global sourcing and procurement; he also held senior positions at other firms. Over the past 12-plus years, he has managed teams ranging from six to 30 members.
Tapan received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University, a master’s degree in finance from Walsh College, and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. He likes to do day hikes, swim, and read nonfiction. He splits his time between Detroit and Atlanta.
Ani has over 18 years of experience helping organizations solve their procurement, strategic sourcing, and supply chain challenges. He has led and supported managed services and consulting engagements for several Fortune 500 and Government clients. Ani combines data- driven analytical thinking with a people-focused mindset to analyze business problems and develop solutions for his clients.
Ani’s areas of expertise include source-to-contract program leadership, strategic sourcing, negotiations, spend analytics, opportunity assessments, procurement center of excellence, technology implementations, category management, and procurement transformation efforts. His industry experience includes telecom, high-tech, retail (food and beverage), consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, and US Federal Government.
Ani holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology, India and an MBA from University of Maryland, College Park. He lives in the Seattle metropolitan area with his wife and son. He enjoys spending time with his son doing both outdoor and indoor activities including biking, hiking, and playing chess and other board games.
Christian has nearly 20 years of experience in project delivery and business development. He helps clients in the Energy sector address their most pressing procurement and cost challenges. Christian leverages data-informed decision-making, a client-centric mindset, and an empathetic leadership style. He builds teams that have delivered over $1 billion in cost savings and avoidance.
Prior to ProcureAbility, Christian worked at Exelon, Accenture, WoodMackenzie, and ScottMadden. He developed deep functional expertise in procurement and the energy sector. Christian has significant expertise in strategic sourcing, category management, and delivery model transformation. He excels in opportunity assessments and technology enablement. He has worked with companies in Electric T&D, Electric Generation, Gas Distribution, Gas Compression, Oil & Gas Mid-Stream, and Oil & Gas EPC.
Christian is based in the western suburbs of Chicago. He holds a B.S. in Statistics from Purdue University. Outside of work, he enjoys visiting his daughter at Purdue and attending his son’s high school events. He also enjoys traveling to baseball games and cooking.
